EU
Opposition grows towards EU plans on bans of GM feed
Opposition is growing towards the European Commission’s plans that would allow national bans on farmers’ use of genetically modified (GM) animal...
GMO
EU
Video: What will GMO import approval mean for Member States?
Agreement on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for import as food and feed hasn’t been reached in the European Union since 2003....
Arable
Report says GM crops benefit smaller farms most around the world
Smallholder tillage farmers in developing countries are among the biggest beneficiaries of agricultural biotechnology, according to a report released this...
Agri-Business
Commission confirm Member States to decide on use of GMOs
EU Member States are set to get more freedom to decide on the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in food...
EU
New EU legislation could give Member States final say over GMO imports
A new legal framework for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) imports is to be presented by the European executive at the...
EU
EU Council rules to give Member States GMO authority
The European Council has adopted new rules allowing Member States to ban or restrict the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)...
Agri-Business
US gives green light to GM apples
The US has given the green light to allow farmers grow two varieties of genetically modified (GM) apples. The apples,...
EU
MEPs vote today on new GMO rules
The European Council has agreed to a proposal to give Member States more flexibility to deal with GMO regulation on...
Agri-Business
Member States to determine own rules on GMOs
The European Parliament has ruled that Member States should be allowed to determine their own stance on the cultivation of...
EU
Watch the key decisions in Europe affecting farming this month
In this Brussels Briefing on Agriculture, AGRA FACTS journalists Rose O’Donovan and Ed Bray provide an update on the latest...
Environment
Monsanto pays €1.9m after GM strains found in wheat
Monsanto has settled with wheat farmers for €1.9m in the US after a number of lawsuits were taken by the farmers...
Agri-Business
$25m GMO and pesticide safety study launched
The world’s largest study on GMO and pesticide safety was launched in London today. The $25m ‘Factor GMO’ study will...
Agri-Business
Desperate Housewives' star highlights poverty in agriculture at Web Summit
Everyone should be concerned about where their food comes from and who picks it, Hollywood actress Eva Longoria told a packed...
Agri-Business
Fears trade deal could start a race to the bottom
Concern is mounting that the TTIP deal with the US could have a negative impact on European food and farming standards...
Agri-Business
Food safety boss says it’s time to put aside 'irrational fears of GM technology'
The Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority has said it is time to put aside irrational and non-science based...
Agri-Business
French attempt to ban GM maize rejected
A move by the French government to ban Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) maize MON 810 has been rejected by the...
Opinion
Organic inequalities abound
Last week saw the European Commission publish a report, highlighting the growth of the EU’s organic sector. I think, however,...
Environment
Government views as important as scientific evidence on GMOs, says Juncker
The new President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker is to review current EU legislation in the area of Genetically...
